Kandui Left
ExpertSurf report
| Time | Surf | Swell | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 AM | 1.5 m | 1.4m 11s S | 16 km/h off | 0.5m |
| 9 AM | 1.5 m | 1.4m 11s S | 15 km/h off | 0.5m |
| 12 PM | 1.5 m | 1.3m 12s S | 7 km/h off | 0.8m |
| 3 PM | 1.5 m | 1.4m 12s S | 6 km/h off | 0.6m |
| 6 PM | 1.5 m | 1.4m 12s S | 8 km/h cross | 0.3m |
| Time | Surf | Swell | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 AM | 1.9 m | 1.9m 13s S | 6 km/h cross | 0.5m |
| 9 AM | 2.0 m | 2.0m 13s S | 10 km/h cross | 0.4m |
| 12 PM | 2.1 m | 2.1m 13s S | 10 km/h on | 0.7m |
| 3 PM | 2.2 m | 2.2m 13s S | 15 km/h on | 0.7m |
| 6 PM | 2.2 m | 2.2m 13s S | 11 km/h on | 0.4m |
| Time | Surf | Swell | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 AM | 2.2 m | 2.2m 12s S | 9 km/h on | 0.6m |
| 9 AM | 2.2 m | 2.1m 12s S | 13 km/h cross | 0.3m |
| 12 PM | 2.1 m | 2.1m 12s S | 9 km/h cross | 0.5m |
| 3 PM | 2.1 m | 2.1m 12s S | 12 km/h on | 0.7m |
| 6 PM | 2.0 m | 2.0m 12s SSW | 20 km/h on | 0.4m |
| Time | Surf | Swell | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 AM | 1.8 m | 1.7m 11s SSW | 21 km/h on | 0.8m |
| 9 AM | 1.8 m | 1.7m 11s S | 11 km/h cross | 0.3m |
| 12 PM | 1.7 m | 1.6m 12s S | 9 km/h on | 0.3m |
| 3 PM | 1.7 m | 1.5m 11s S | 2 km/h on | 0.7m |
| 6 PM | 1.7 m | 1.4m 10s S | 10 km/h on | 0.6m |
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| Time | Wave | Swell | Period | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 AM | 1.5m | 1.4m S | 11s | 18 NNW off | 0.5m |
| 9 AM | 1.5m | 1.4m S | 11s | 15 NNW off | 0.5m |
| 10 AM | 1.5m | 1.4m S | 11s | 13 NNW off | 0.6m |
| 11 AM | 1.5m | 1.3m S | 11s | 7 NNW off | 0.7m |
| 12 PM | 1.5m | 1.3m S | 12s | 7 NNW off | 0.8m |
| 1 PM | 1.5m | 1.3m SSW | 12s | 6 NNE off | 0.8m |
| 2 PM | 1.5m | 1.3m S | 12s | 6 NNE off | 0.7m |
| 3 PM | 1.5m | 1.4m S | 12s | 6 NE off | 0.6m |
| 4 PM | 1.5m | 1.4m S | 12s | 4 NE off | 0.5m |
| 5 PM | 1.5m | 1.4m S | 12s | 6 ENE cross | 0.4m |
| 6 PM | 1.5m | 1.4m S | 12s | 8 ENE cross | 0.3m |
| 7 PM | 1.5m | 1.5m S | 12s | 9 ENE off | 0.3m |
| 8 PM | 1.5m | 1.5m S | 12s | 10 ENE off | 0.3m |
| 9 PM | 1.6m | 1.5m S | 12s | 11 ENE off | 0.4m |
| 10 PM | 1.6m | 1.6m S | 12s | 10 ENE cross | 0.5m |
| 11 PM | 1.6m | 1.6m S | 12s | 9 E cross | 0.6m |
| 12 AM | 1.6m | 1.6m S | 13s | 9 E cross | 0.8m |
| 1 AM | 1.7m | 1.7m S | 13s | 7 ENE off | 0.8m |
| 2 AM | 1.7m | 1.7m S | 13s | 7 ENE cross | 0.9m |
| 3 AM | 1.8m | 1.7m S | 13s | 7 E cross | 0.8m |
| 4 AM | 1.8m | 1.8m S | 13s | 7 E cross | 0.8m |
| 5 AM | 1.8m | 1.8m S | 13s | 6 ENE cross | 0.6m |
| 6 AM | 1.9m | 1.9m S | 13s | 6 E cross | 0.5m |
| 7 AM | 1.9m | 1.9m S | 13s | 7 ESE cross | 0.4m |
About Kandui Left
カンドゥイ・レフト、またはノー・カンドゥイは、高リスクで非常に高リターンのレフトハンダーです。メンタワイ諸島の北部、プレイグラウンズとして知られるエリアに位置し、この波は鋭く完璧に形成されたリーフの上でブレイクし、世界で最も速く、最も空洞のある壁の一つを生成します。調子が良いとき、カンドゥイ・レフトはモンスターです：長いバレル、極端なスピード、そして世界のトップサーファーを挑戦させる超テクニカルなセクションがあります。誰にでも向いている波ではありませんが、準備ができている人には、人生最高の波を提供することができます。
Local knowledge
バレルの真下には非常に浅く、鋭い生きたサンゴリーフがあり、この波は四角いドライリーフのワイプアウトを引き起こすことが一般的ですので、切り傷、リーフラッシュ、さらにはそれ以上のリスクがあります。テイクオフとエンドセクションは最も露出したサンゴの上でブレイクし、適切な医療支援からは長いボートライドが必要なので、ここでの深刻な切り傷は冗談ではありません。大きなスウェルの時には強い流れがリーフを引き下げ、ラインアップはチャーターボートやリゾートのクルーで混雑することがあります。
ボート専用アクセス — 陸からのエントリーはないので、プレイグラウンズエリアのリゾートやライブボードからチャーターボートまたはスピードボートで到達します。ショルダーサイドのチャンネルでボートから飛び降りてラインアップにパドルインします。内部のドライリーフを越えて入ったり出たりしようとせず、チャンネルに座ってセットを待ちます。コーラルに押し流されるのではなく、深いチャンネルに向かってキックアウトのタイミングを計ります。
クリーンなステップアップボードを持参してください — 6'4"〜6'8"のピンテールまたはラウンドピンで、急なドロップを決めてチューブを通して高く速いラインを維持できるものが理想です。大きく重い日には、小さなガン（7'0"以上）にサイズアップしてパドルのコミットメントを確保してください。小波用のボードはボートに置いておきましょう。これは真剣なバレルで、完全に信頼できるボードが必要です。
moderate — be polite, wait your turn.
Where to go now
Kandui Left vs. nearby, live| Spot | Surf | Swell | Wind | Now |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kandui Left Best now this spot | 1.5m | 1.4m 11s | 18 off | Epic |
| 0 km away | 1.5m | 1.4m 11s | 18 off | Epic |
| 5 km away | 1.5m | 1.4m 11s | 15 off | Epic |
| 7 km away | 1.5m | 1.4m 11s | 15 off | Epic |
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Surfing in Mentawai
Full Mentawai surf guide →If there's one name that makes surfers go quiet and start saving, it's the Mentawai. This remote archipelago of more than 70 islands sits off the west coast of Sumatra, fully exposed to raw Indian Ocean swell, and it has earned its reputation as one of the most concentrated, high-quality wave zones on Earth.
✈️Getting there
All routes run through Padang, the port city in West Sumatra. Fly into Padang's Minangkabau International Airport (PDG), usually via Jakarta, or via Kuala Lumpur or Singapore on regional carriers.
🛵Getting around
The Mentawai are about boats, not roads. Once you arrive, your daily transport to the waves is by boat — either the liveaboard itself or the resort's tenders and speedboats running surfers out to the breaks.
🌤️Climate & season
The Mentawai are equatorial, hot and humid year-round, with water warm enough for boardshorts or a thin top (roughly 27–29°C). There's no real winter — just wetter and drier patterns.